tt:   p#srpkE×yÞt¤   ¢hrÎy|   s¤sma¢ht:   .
jaØb¥nd|   kaE¢zs|Áy|   b#a'NE×yaE   ddaW   tda   ¡53¡

tt:

thereupon

p#srpkE×y:

converged for the sacrifice

t¤

also

¢hrÎy|

gold

s¤sma¢ht:

without any reserve

jaØb¥nd|

from the river Jambu

kaE¢zs|Áy|

several crores of

b#a'NE×y:

to the brahmins

ddaW

offered

tda

then

 
(The   king)   thereafter,   in   a   happy   frame   of   mind,   gifted   in     crores, golden   pieces   collected   from   the   river   Jambu,   to   those   learned   ones
who   had   assembled   at   the   sacrifice   (53).
 
d¢rd#ay   ¢¹jayaT   hÞtaBrNm¤äOmm¯   .
kÞmW¢cïacmanay   ddaW   raGvnÓdn:   ¡54¡

d¢rd#ay

in penury

¢¹jay

to the brahmin

AT	thereafter

hÞtaBrN|

ornament adorning the hand

uäOmm¯

a fine, an exquisitely crafted

kÞmW¢ct¯

a certain

yacmanay

who was seeking

ddaW

gifted

raGvnÓdn:

the delight of the Raghu race (Dasaratha)

 
The   delight   of   the   Raghu   race   then   gifted   a   superior   amulet   to   an   indigent Brahmin   who   sought   alms   (54).
 
tt:   p#£tEx¤   ¢v¹Ïs¤   ¢¹jEx¤   ¢¹jvÏsl:   .
p#NammkraEäOExa|   hxIpyaIklEXN:   ¡55¡

tt:

then

p#£tEx¤

being pleased

¢v¹Ïs¤

the scholarly

¢¹jEx¤

brahmins

¢¹jvÏsl:

the one attached to brahmins

p#Nam|

salutations

AkraEt¯

offered

tExa|

to them

hxIpyaIklEXN:

with eyes widened with joy

 
When   those   learned   Brahmins   were   in   that   state   of   euphoria,   the   one   devoted to   Brahmins   (the   king)   paid   them   homage   with   his   eyes   widened   on   account of   his   blissful   mental   state   (55).
    
tÞya{¢SxaE{T   ¢v¢vDa   b#a'NW:   sm¤da¶ta:   .
udarÞy   n¦v£rÞy   DrÎya|   p#NtÞy   c   ¡56¡

tÞy

his

Aa¢Sx:

blessings (benedictions)

AT	in that manner

¢v¢vDa:

various

b#a'NW:

by the brahmins

sm¤da¶ta:

well uttered

udarÞy

of the magnanimous

n¦v£rÞy

of the valorous among men

DrÎya|

on the face of the earth

p#NtÞy

genuflecting

c

and

 
That   king   who   was   paying   homage   by   prostrating   on   the   ground,   (that) valiant   among   men   and   of   a   large-hearted   disposition   was   blessed   with various   benedictions   by   the   Brahmins   (56).

tt:   p#£tmna   raja   p#aÔy   yMmn¤äOmm¯   .
papaph|   ÞvnIyn|   ѤÞtr|   pa¢TIvxIBW:   ¡57¡

tt:	thereafter

p#£tmna:

heart filled with happiness

raja

king

p#aÔy

performed

yM|

sacrifice

An¤äOmm¯

unparalleled

papaph|

absolving sins

ÞvnIyn|

capable of bestowing heaven

ѤÞtr|

difficult of achievement

pa¢TIvxIBW:

even by the powerful kings

The   king   became   extremely   happy   on   having   completed   that   unique   sacrifice, which   was   capable  of  washing  away  all   sins,   leading   one   to   Heaven  and  not easily  performed   by  even  the  best  among   kings   (57).
 
ttaE{b#v£ÜyS¦Äñ|   raja   dSrTÞtda   .
klÞy   vDIn|   tÓt¤|   kt¤ImhI¢s   s¤v#t   ¡58¡

tt:	thereafter

Ab#v£t¯

requested

§ÜyS¦Äñ|

Rishyasrunga

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

tda

then

klÞy	of the lineage

vDIn|

expansion

tÓt¤|

(through) a progeny

kt¤I|

to bestow

AhI¢s

you deserve

s¤v#t

O! One of excellent vows!

 
Thereafter,   king   Dasaratha   addressed   Risyasringa   thus:   `O!   One
of   great austerities!   May   you   be   pleased   to   bestow   an   offspring   capable   of   expanding my   dynasty'   (58).
 
tTE¢t   c   s   rajanm¤vac   ¢¹jsäOm:   .
B¢vÝy¢Ót   s¤ta   raj|àÏvarÞtE   klaE¹ha:   ¡59¡

tTa	`so be it'

i¢t

thus

c

also

s:

that

rajan|

the king

uvac

told

¢¹jsäOm:

the noble brahmin

B¢vÝy¢Ót

will be born

s¤ta:

sons

rajn¯

O! King!

cÏvar:

four

tE

to you

klaE¹ha:

sustaining (your) lineage

 
That   best   among   Brahmins   replied:   `Let   it   be   so'   and   speaking
to   the king   said:`O!King!You   will   beget   four   sons   who   will   sustain
your   lineage'   (59).
 
s  tÞy vaÀy| mD¤r|   ¢nSØy   p#NØy   tÞmW   p#ytaE n¦pEÓd#:  .
jgam   hxI|   prm|   mhaÏma   tm¦ÜyS¦Äñ:   p¤nrÔy¤vac   ¡60¡

s:

that

tÞy

his

vaÀy|

words

mD¤r|

delectable

¢nSØy

upon hearing

p#NØy

saluting

tÞmW

him

p#yt:

with great attention

n¦pEÓd#:

king of kings

jgam

became

hxI|

joyous

prm|

supreme

mhaÏma

the highsouled

t|

to him

§ÜyS¦Äñ:

Rishyasrunga

p¤n:

again

A¢p

also

uvac

said

 
Hearing   those   sweet   words   of   that   sage,   the   king   of   kings,   with   great   faith and   attention,paid   respects   to   him   and   reached   the   very   acme   of   joy. That   high-souled   Rishyasringa   again   uttered   the   following   words to   the   king   (60).  
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE  vaÚm£k£yE   balkaÎfE   ct¤dIS:  sgI:¡14¡
Thus  ends  Canto 14  0f  the  Bala  Kanda  of   the first  and  ancient  poetical  work   Srimad Ramayana  of  Valmiki